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Grammy sales boost Carrie Underwood above 'Idol' pack

The full impact of the Grammy Awards comes into play with this week's sales report. That makes Carrie Underwood's Blown Away this week's top Idol album seller, with a 70% increase in weekly sales putting her

Grammy sales boost Carrie Underwood above 'Idol' pack

Carrie Underwood performs at the Grammys.(Photo: Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY)

The full impact of the Grammy Awards comes into play with this week's sales report. That makes Carrie Underwood's Blown Away this week's top Idol album seller, with a 70% increase in weekly sales putting her at No. 27 on The Billboard 200. Underwood also has two of the 10 most-downloaded country tracks for the week, with both Blown Away and Two Black Cadillacs seeing double-digit percentage increases.

Phillip Phillips' Home passed the 4 million mark last week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Phillips' album sales also rose, as The World From the Side of the Moon jumped 23%, enough to push him up a spot on the Billboard chart, from No. 36 to No. 35, even in a week where many albums (including Kelly Clarkson's Stronger) doubled their sales from the previous week.

The Smash cast's Bombshell album, which features Season 5 American Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee, makes its debut this week at No. 43, selling 16,000 copies.

Here's sales data for several American Idol and Idol-related albums and downloads: